NICE HORD WAS FOUND AND IM NOT TELLING WHERE

[Indyfan73]

OK ON WEDNESDAY I WAS VERY PISSED OFF LEAVING WORK IT WAS A VERY BAD DAY I WAS ON THE WAY HOME WHEN I SAY THAT THE OLD HOME THAT I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO HUNT FOR SEVERAL YEARS WAS GOING TO GET TORE DOWN. I STOPED AND ASK THE PEOPLE IF THEY WOULD MIND IF I WENT MEDAL DETECTING AROUND BEFORE THEY TORE IT DOWN AND WAS GIVEN WRITTEN PERMISION TO DO THIS FROM THE CONSTRICTION FORMAN (YES I CARRIE RELISES WITH ME JUST IN CASE).
I WAS OFF AND ON MY WAY IN A BETTER MOOD AND DECIED THAT I HAD 2 OR 3 GOOD HOURS OF HUNTING AND I KNEW WHERE I WAS GOING TO GO.

I ARIVED BACK AT THE HOUSE A HOURS OR SO LATER AND STARTED IN THE BACK YARD NEER A FINCE LINE AND SET TO CLEARING MY HAD AND AFTER SOME SMALL LITTLE SCRAPS OF METAL AND A FEW MODEREN COINS I HIT A BIG SIGNAL. I WAS THERE ABOUT A HOUR AND A HALF AND THIS SIGNAL PEGED MY WHITES CLASSIC 5 ID IF WOULD NOT MOVE OFF THE SILVER DOLLER MARK FOR A FOOT SQUARE AREA. TO ME THIS IS JUST A LARGE PIECE OF TRASH BUT IT WAS TOO SHALOW FOR A LARGE PEICE OF JUNK METAL AND THESE ARE USUALY BOUNCE ON MY SIGNALS AND SO I ADJUSTED AND WENT BACK TO SCAN AGAIN AND AGAIN I PEGGED THE METER.

I STARTED TO DIG AND ABOUT A FOOT DOWN I FOUNS A RUBBER INTERTUBE LOOKING LIKE IT HAD BEEN TAKEN FROM A OLD CAR TIRE AND I STARTED TO YANK IT OUT WHEN I HERD METAL. I STRATED TO DIG AROUND THE SHAPE TURNED OUT TO BE ALMOST SQUARE SO AFTER ABOUT 45 MINUTES I FINALY POPED OUT A BOX WRAPED IN A CANVAS BAG AND THEN THE RUBBER TUBE THAT I ORIGANLY SAW. I SET IT DOWN AND CHECKED THE REST OF THE HOLE AND NOTHING . I STARTED TO REMOVE THE RUBBER AND IT WAS SO BRITAL AND MOSTLY FELL APART IN MY HANDS AND SOME IN THE BACK OF MY TRUCK. I GOT THE CANVAS WRAPED PACKAGE HOME AND WENT IN FED THE DOG AND PUT IT ON THE KITCHEN COUNTER AND STARTED TO OPEN TO MY FULL SUPRISE THERE WAS A METAL LUNCH BOX INSIDE. I PRIED IT OPEN AND THERE WAS MY FIRST EVER HORD

WHAT WS INSIDE WAS TO MY STONISMENT AND A DREAM COME TRUE. I WILL POST THE EXACT DETAILS OF WHAT WAS IN THE BOX IN THE MORNING. I KNOW THE BOX IS MARKED NUMBER 2 SO I WILL BE LOOKING FOR THE FIRST BOX OR TILL IS FULLY CLEAN THE YARS AND OUT AREA OF EVERYTHING I HAVE 2 WEEKS BEFORE THE HOUSE GOES AND THEY DO WHAT EVER WITH THE LAND GOD I HOPE ITS NOT ANOTHER STRIP MALL TO MANY OUT THERE NOW AND THERE NOT FULL.

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[Shadowmanflash]

Hey Indyfan 73, That has got to be one of the best posts and finds for the day, there are a hand full of you out there today with some of the most awesome finds and stories in a long time. I enjoy reading and learning and even feeling the experience with you all when I read them. I hate being disabled, can't hardly breathe or walk, but I still get out there from timne to time and try and hunt, I love this hobby. Congrats on your cache find, a true treasure there for you and ignore the negative from whoever that was, always one jeleous person out there, wishing it was his. Would like to see a more detailed description on what you got. Any key date stuff, I hope so, that would make it that much better for you. Banner for sure, it has to make it, keep at it, good luck on #1 & #3, Ken.

 

[terpfan]

The most amazing thing about this find is the condition of those steel pennies. They will rust in a regular whitman coin folder in a damp room. I have dug some, and you wouldn't even know what they were, except that they were in with other wheaties in a pocket spill.

That's STONISHING.

I was thinking the same thing. The 1943 in my Whitman folder is certainly rusty. These beauties are in uncirculated condition!

 

[artzstuff1]

HEY INDYFAN!!! WHERE DID YA GO??!!!!!,,,,,Must be out diggin lunch boxes full of money!!!!!! Huuuummmmmm.

 

[CRUSADER]

'I STOPED AND ASK THE PEOPLE IF THEY WOULD MIND IF I WENT MEDAL DETECTING AROUND BEFORE THEY TORE IT DOWN AND WAS GIVEN WRITTEN PERMISION TO DO THIS FROM THE CONSTRICTION FORMAN (YES I CARRIE RELISES WITH ME JUST IN CASE). '

Can you clarify for me, because we do things differently over here when construction is involved (mostly).
Does the construction company own the land?

I'm assuming so, which means you secured a great way of saving the possible caches.

No construction company s are contracted out to work the land legally the owner has rights to the caches unless its agreed before hand

arh... so it is the same as the UK, its pointless asking the construction company in the UK as they generally don't own the land.

 

[Darkgold]

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[jeff of pa]

Congrats on the Awsome Find !

 

[dfx willy]

im not trying to be negative but i buried a lunch box years ago and dug it up about 5 years later and it was full of water. these things are not water proof. even if it wasnt full of water there would be condensation in there thus corrosion would occur. that would of had to be sealed air tite. willy

 

[Texasgopher]

Wow wow wow! That is just amazing. I wish I could find something like that just once in my life. I found a pocket spill once with three silver and one buff and I just about flipped out over that! I don't know what I would do if I dug something like that. Congrats again!



TG

 

[ShootTheMoon]

First: Congrats!
Second: Why is there a Canadian cent in there and just one? Are there more?
Third: Is that a real silver Sheriff star in the top picture? With a broken point?

The metal box looks to be in good shape, maybe the rubber tubing helped keep it weatherproof?
Do a little research on the property and see who owned it before the 1950's.
I am curious as to why there is a Sheriff star in the mix.
Wouldn't it be interesting if a retired official once owned the collection?
Or a child who wanted to bury his prize collection, including a star.

Also, you might want to double check as to who owns the property, either the contractor(s) who gave you permission or someone else who hired the contractors. Many contractors/owners say no, due to insurance/legal liability for any injuries around "construction" sites. Perhaps the man who gave you permission didn't mind, because he isn't the actual owner. Be very cautious. If you were to hurt yourself or damage a waterline, etc., you might want to know the actual owners with phone numbers in case of an emergency! Also, many contractors say no due to buried electrical/phone lines. In many cases you must first have permission from the electric/water company before digging any depth near homes/neighborhoods/businesses.

GL!
sTm

 

[jdsarasin8194]

definatly banner

 

[detectahead]

Indyfan All I can say is... A big congrats!! When you find it, its yours!! When you snooze you lose, when you snore you lose more!

 

[allen]

Congrats on that horde and definetily banner worthy !!!

 

[hikeinmts]

Anything on #1, or #3, or #4, or...........keep us posted......when you aren't hunting. WTG.

 

[muleskinner]

Awesome find! That's a Banner for sure. How old is the oldest and newest coins? Could help form a guess when it was buried.

 

[Hunter]

Awesome find!!! WTG!!

 

[goldie1959]

he said it was wrapped in leather and the innertube. those old truck and car innertubes were tough . try to give a person the benefit of being honest, please .

 

[SkyPirate]

Well you know it could not have been placed there too long ago because of the SBA dollars. Nice find! Do you have any better pictures of the box and canvas?
One more thing.......Try using the spell check option at the bottom of the post page. I give you a c- grade in spelling.

 

[SkyPirate]

The most amazing thing about this find is the condition of those steel pennies. They will rust in a regular whitman coin folder in a damp room. I have dug some, and you wouldn't even know what they were, except that they were in with other wheaties in a pocket spill.

That's STONISHING.

 

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[SkyPirate]

im not trying to be negative but i buried a lunch box years ago and dug it up about 5 years later and it was full of water. these things are not water proof. even if it wasnt full of water there would be condensation in there thus corrosion would occur. that would of had to be sealed air tite. willy

It was sealed in the innertube...air tight!